Monday Morning Greetings 2021 #13 – God’s Problem: The Story of Sri Chaitanya
Dhanurdhara Swami March 29th, 2021
God’s Problem: The Story of Sri Chaitanya [1]
God has a problem.
And it is the same problem that we have.
What’s the problem?
He is not a devotee.
What is a devotee?
A devotee is one who loves God.
And love means to have a particular relationship with God.
Why is that our problem?
Because in this sense we are trying to become devotees.
But why is that a problem for God?
It’s a problem because God doesn’t have love of God.
How does God lack that?
Love of God is in the heart of His devotees, not in God’s. God is the object of such love (the beloved), not the abode of such love (the lover of God, the devotee).
And why is that such a problem?
It’s a problem because to love is higher than to be loved. God is supposed to be the Supreme Enjoyer, but He lacks the highest pleasure—to love God—and to lack love (as the giver) is a problem.
What does God do about that? Surely, He can make a solution.
Yes, that is the story of Sri Chaitanya. God becomes His own devotee to become complete in His experience of love. And not only does He become a devotee, but He becomes His highest devotee, Sri Radha, at the height of Her love, in Her deepest feelings of love—Her moments of separation from Krishna.
Happy Gaura-purnima (The appearance of Sri Chaitanya)!
[1] Originally published on March 21, 2016
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